# Search: security deposit 212 documents found; confidence high. 1. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30. Definitions id: code:44-7-30 | code_section, Georgia General Assembly, active https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-30 > As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Nonrefundable fee’’ means any money or other consideration paid or given by a tenant to a landlord under the terms of a residential rental agreement which the parties agreed would not be refunded. (2) ‘‘Residential rental agreement’’ means a contract, lease, or license agreement for the rental or use of real property as a dwelling place. (3) ‘‘Security deposit’’ means money or any other form of security given after July 1, 1976, by a tenant to a landlord which shall be held by the landlord on behalf of a tenant by virtue of a residential rental … cite: code:44-7-30@2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68#0-1000 | https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-30#:~:text=As%20used%20in%20this%20article%2C%20the 2. Property; landlord and tenant; security deposits; provisions (HB 687) id: bill:2025-2026/hb687 | bill, Georgia House of Representatives, 2025-02-28, Introduced https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb687 Summary (AI-written, not source text): A Georgia House bill would require landlords to give tenants an itemized list of all lease-related fees, along with the existing damage list, before collecting a security deposit. > House Bill 687 By: Representatives Crawford of the 89th, Oliver of the 84th, Willis of the 55th, Draper of the 90th, and Frye of the 122nd A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security deposits, so as to provide that prior to tendering a security deposit, the tenant shall be presented with a comprehensive list of any existing damage to the premises and shall include an itemization of all fees associated with such tenant's lease; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other … cite: bill:2025-2026/hb687@234596#0-657 | https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb687#:~:text=House%20Bill%20687%20By%3A%20Representatives%20Crawford > SECTION 1. Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to security deposits, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 44-7-33, relating to lists of existing defects and of damages during tenancy, inspection of premises by landlord upon termination of lease and vacation or surrender of premises, right of tenant to inspect and dissent, and action to recover security deposit, as follows: "(a) Prior to tendering a security deposit, the tenant shall be presented with a comprehensive list of any existing damage to the premises and shall … cite: bill:2025-2026/hb687@234596#658-1854 | https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb687#:~:text=SECTION%201.%20Article%202%20of%20Chapter 3. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34. Return of security deposit; grounds for retention of part; delivery of statement and sum due to tenant; unclaimed deposit; court determination of disposition of deposit id: code:44-7-34 | code_section, Georgia General Assembly, active https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-34 > (a) Within 30 days after obtaining possession of the premises as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 44-7-33, a landlord shall return to the tenant the full security deposit which was deposited with the landlord by the tenant. No security deposit shall be retained to cover ordinary wear and tear which occurred as a result of the use of the premises for the purposes for which the premises were intended, provided that there was no negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse of the premises by the tenant or members of his or her household or their invitees or guests. In the event that … cite: code:44-7-34@2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68#0-2346 | https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-34#:~:text=%28a%29%20Within%2030%20days%20after%20obtaining 4. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-31. Placement of security deposit in trust in escrow account; notice to tenant of account location id: code:44-7-31 | code_section, Georgia General Assembly, active https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-31 > Except as provided in Code Section 44-7-32, whenever a security deposit is held by a landlord or such landlord’s agent on behalf of a tenant, such security deposit shall be deposited in an escrow account established only for that purpose in any bank or lending institution subject to regulation by this state or any agency of the United States government. The security deposit shall be held in trust for the tenant by the landlord or such landlord’s agent except as provided in Code Section 44-7-34. Tenants shall be informed in writing of the location of the escrow account required by this Code … cite: code:44-7-31@2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68#0-605 | https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-31#:~:text=Except%20as%20provided%20in%20Code%20Section 5. House Banks & Banking Committee, March 17, 2026 id: meeting:2026-03-17/house-banks-and-banking | meeting_transcript, Georgia House Banks & Banking Committee, 2026-03-17, held https://georgiacommons.org/meetings/2026-03-17/house-banks-and-banking Summary (AI-written, not source text): The committee heard a presentation and public testimony on SB 424, which would recognize gold and silver as legal tender and establish a state-supervised system for storing and spending them. Members questioned costs, taxes, consumer protections, private competition and whether more study was needed > Chairman? So, uh, also, when we're talking about using the, the, the, the depository, uh, what would be the fee? W- do we, do we have any idea what the fee would be to the, to the consumer that calls up and- I don't have a, I don't have a fee except what I have with one, this one vendor that I've been dealing with, and I'm not vendor specific. I think what we do is we open it up with an RFP, say, "What's the best price you can give us? What would you charge us from that standpoint?" And it would c- it, that's the part that I see, uh, as a storage, but it's a, it's a, it's a rental fee, if you … cite: meeting:2026-03-17/house-banks-and-banking@r30b855ef7bdf#39846-42237 | https://georgiacommons.org/meetings/2026-03-17/house-banks-and-banking?t=3635 6. House Judiciary Committee, February 5, 2026 id: meeting:2026-02-05/house-judiciary | meeting_transcript, Georgia House Judiciary Committee, 2026-02-05, held https://georgiacommons.org/meetings/2026-02-05/house-judiciary Summary (AI-written, not source text): The committee approved five bills: HB 1121 on court-term dates in the Cordele Judicial Circuit, HB 948 on notices about surplus foreclosure proceeds, HB 979 on state jurisdiction over juvenile offenses at military installations, HB 545 on ordering appeal transcripts, and HB 1215 on adding a judge to > You know, if you're bringing those 20 cashier's checks or large amounts of money, if it's lost, it's lost. Whereas if it's secure, no money's gonna get lost through a criminal act or, you know, somebody dropping a cashier's check. Last question. Is that happening? Um, I would, I would defer to the, the folks out in the market, but, um, these are the issues they have asked for this to be, uh, updated for security and other reasons. Uh, Representative Kelly. Thank you, Mr- thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman Reeves, I, I think I understand the security aspect. I think it's a unsecured transaction … cite: meeting:2026-02-05/house-judiciary@rb7e2db9f1825#17554-19318 | https://georgiacommons.org/meetings/2026-02-05/house-judiciary?t=2201 7. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1. Limitation on security deposit id: code:44-7-30.1 | code_section, Georgia General Assembly, active https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-30.1 > No landlord shall demand or receive a security deposit in an amount that exceeds the equivalent of two months’ rent. cite: code:44-7-30.1@2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68#0-116 | https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-30.1#:~:text=No%20landlord%20shall%20demand%20or%20receive 8. Floor Amendment AM 52 0076 to HB 182 (HB 182, Floor Amendment AM 52 0076) id: amendment:2025-2026/hb182/238170 | amendment, Georgia House of Representatives, 2026-09-25 https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb182/amendments/238170 > SECTION 2. Said title is further amended in Chapter 3, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 33-3-8, relating to requirements as to deposit of securities generally, as follows: "(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amount of the deposit required under this Code section for a certificate to transact any one class of insurance shall be $100,000.00; to transact each additional class of insurance, the amount of deposit shall be $25,000.00, subject to the limitation that not more than … cite: amendment:2025-2026/hb182/238170@238170#2758-5672 | https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb182/amendments/238170#:~:text=SECTION%202.%20Said%20title%20is%20further 9. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-35. Remedies for landlord’s noncompliance with article id: code:44-7-35 | code_section, Georgia General Assembly, active https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-35 > (a) A landlord shall not be entitled to retain any portion of a security deposit if: (1) The security deposit was not deposited in an escrow account in accordance with Code Section 44-7-31 or a surety bond was not posted in accordance with Code Section 44-7-32; (2) The initial damage list required by subsection (a) of Code Section 44-7-33 was not made and presented to the tenant as required by such subsection; and (3) The final damage list required by subsection (b) of Code Section 44-7-33 was not compiled and made available to the tenant as required by such subsection. (b) The failure of a … cite: code:44-7-35@2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68#0-1466 | https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-35#:~:text=%28a%29%20A%20landlord%20shall%20not%20be 10. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-33. Lists of existing defects and of damages during tenancy; inspection of premises by landlord upon termination of lease and vacation or surrender of premises; right of tenant to inspect and dissent; action to recover security deposit id: code:44-7-33 | code_section, Georgia General Assembly, active https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-33 > (a) Prior to tendering a security deposit, the tenant shall be presented with a comprehensive list of any existing damage to the premises which shall be for the tenant’s permanent retention. The tenant shall have the right to inspect the premises to ascertain the accuracy of such list prior to taking occupancy. The landlord and the tenant shall sign the list, and this shall be conclusive evidence of the accuracy of the list but shall not be conclusive as to latent defects. If the tenant refuses to sign the list, the tenant shall state specifically in writing the items on such list to which he … cite: code:44-7-33@2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68#0-3537 | https://georgiacommons.org/code/44-7-33#:~:text=%28a%29%20Prior%20to%20tendering%20a%20security